Cancer Alliances in England: Super Generalised Clipped Boundaries from February 2017

February 2017 digital vector boundaries for Cancer Alliances in England, provided by the Office for National Statistics. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full resolution to ultra generalised, each clipped to the coastline. It includes Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights and is available via ArcGIS REST services.

Use Cases

• Map regional cancer care service areas based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with health outcome data using the super generalised (200m) boundaries for simplified analysis.
• Integrate boundary data into health information systems using the available GeoJSON or KML formats.
• Visualize the geographic extent of Cancer Alliances for public reporting using the clipped coastline versions.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, from 10 MB full resolution to 71 KB ultra generalised, offering flexibility for different applications.
• Boundaries are clipped to the Mean High Water mark coastline, ensuring consistency with standard mapping practices.
• Contains intellectual property from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics, indicating authoritative source data.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a snapshot from February 2017; boundaries may have changed since.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from authoritative sources, likely including Ordnance Survey data.

Time Range

February 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:57.572919; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England